Not sure I am really finished. I split a little white cedar log and the piece I used was about 1/3 of it. I haven't leveled it because the split had just enough twist that I would go thinner than I would like. However, for the look I am after - a rustic shave horse with character - it really isn't a problem. And it isn't enough to notice while sitting. But if I level another split from the log better or better yet come across a small red cedar log, I will likely replace it.
Legs (of which there are 3) are black locust. The frame of the clamp is hickory. The little "plank" is poplar, the "pin" that holds it to the horse is mulberry and the chunk of wood that props it up off the horse is sweetgum, so there is a bit of variety. There is also some sleight of hand; a 3/8" threaded rod is what the clamp pivots on and there are threaded inserts inside the little limb pieces. I will use it for shaping blanks and handles (another gloat coming soon, when I make a handle for a new to me old hatchet) and an eventual plan is to use it at craft fairs when I am selling woodwinds and/or carvings.
Legs (of which there are 3) are black locust. The frame of the clamp is hickory. The little "plank" is poplar, the "pin" that holds it to the horse is mulberry and the chunk of wood that props it up off the horse is sweetgum, so there is a bit of variety. There is also some sleight of hand; a 3/8" threaded rod is what the clamp pivots on and there are threaded inserts inside the little limb pieces. I will use it for shaping blanks and handles (another gloat coming soon, when I make a handle for a new to me old hatchet) and an eventual plan is to use it at craft fairs when I am selling woodwinds and/or carvings.
